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Lebanon condemns Israeli attack on Damascus airport
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], June 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon on Sunday condemned the Israeli missile attack on Damascus International Airport in the Syrian capital that has damaged facilities and forced flights to a halt, the Lebanese Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
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Lebanese president vows to work on border demarcation talks with Israel
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], June 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanese President Michel Aoun vowed on Thursday to continue working on the maritime border demarcation issue in the hopes of achieving favourable outcomes during his scheduled talks with the US mediator, Lebanon's Presidency said in a statement.
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Hospitals in Lebanon face shutdown risks amid foreign currency shortage: R
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Lebanon's syndicate of private hospitals warned on Thursday that many Lebanese hospitals are facing the risk of shutting down because of a shortage of foreign currency to buy equipment and medicines, the Elnashra news website reported.
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UN mission urges Lebanon, Israel to resolve rifts through tripartite meeti
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday called on Lebanon and Israel to use the tripartite meetings to find win-win solutions to the contentious issues along their border.
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World Bank, UN grant 10 million USD to mitigate impacts of Beirut port bla
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 15 (ANI/Xinhua): A new 10 million U.S. dollars grant will help Lebanon mitigate the environmental and health impacts of the Beirut port explosions on the neighboring population and support Beirut's reconstruction, the United Nations said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Will Sunday's elections weaken Hezbollah's grip on Lebanon?
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] May 16 (ANI): Lebanon, a country plagued by state mismanagement and rampant corruption, the currency of which lost 90 per cent of its value and 80 per cent of its population live below the poverty line, on Sunday had its first elections since 2018.
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Lebanon holds parliamentary election amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Lebanon opened polling stations for the country's general elections on Sunday amid a severe economic crisis.
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India's trade delegations to explore wheat export possibilities in several
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Centre said on Thursday that it will send trade delegations to several countries including Morocco, Tunisia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Turkey, Algeria and Lebanon for exploring the possibility of boosting wheat exports.
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IMF urges Lebanon to implement "agreed-upon" reforms
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is willing to help Lebanon overcome its severe crisis, said IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, emphasizing the importance of implementing reforms in a timely manner.
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Lebanon arrests 2 human smugglers, 23 illegal Syrian immigrants
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], May 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Two human smugglers and 23 Syrian nationals planning to leave for Cyprus by sea were arrested in northern Lebanon on Sunday, the National News Agency reported.
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Lebanon cracks human smuggling network
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], April 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The Lebanese army on Friday cracked a human smuggling network in Tripoli while it was attempting to smuggle 85 people by sea, the National News Agency reported.
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UN urges emergency development measures in Lebanon amid crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], April 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Najat Rochdi, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Lebanon, urged Lebanese authorities on Thursday to adopt emergency development measures amid the current humanitarian crisis in Lebanon, a statement by Lebanon's Council of Ministers reported
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